In relation to the part of the highway that extends from the junction of Castle Street and Station Road to the junction of Castle Street and Lower Collins Road, Totnes, please provide:
(1) Dates of Annual Highways Inspection of this Minor Collector Road from 2019 to 2025 (inclusive)
(2) For each of those seven inspections, please list:
* the number of inspectors assigned to that inspection
* whether the inspector(s) walked or drove
* what defects, deterioration, hazards or infringements (if any) were identified
* what action(s) or monitoring (if any) was recommended for each of the above
* whether the recommended action(s) or monitoring, if any, were carried out and, if so, by whom
* whether defects were noted even if they fell below the level or standard required for intervention by the Highways Authority.
This information can be found on this Devon County Council webpage. Some information on the webpage has been redacted, this is because this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data).
Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held; however, the Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore the information is withheld.
(3) Complaints and accidents:
* what complaints (if any) has the Highways Authority received about that part of the highway?
Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 makes provision for public authorities to refuse requests for information where the cost of compliance would exceed the appropriate limit, which for local government is set at £450 or 18 hours of officer time.
Devon County Council records complaints against the specific team involved in the work complained about. We would therefore need to access and read all highways related complaints received in the period mentioned in order to ascertain whether they referred to such issues. For the time period from 01/08/18 to 01/08/25 (same timeframe as the second part of this question), a conservative estimate is that there would be 1,845 complaints to review. At 5 minutes each, this would take in excess of 153 hours to complete and therefore it is not information we would readily be able to provide.
This response acts as a Refusal Notice for this part of your request.
* what pedestrian accidents (if any) have occurred on that part of the highway between 1 August 2018 and 1 August 2025?
There have been no road traffic injury collisions at the location and time period specified. Road traffic injury collisions are currently published to 31/12/2024. This information is available to view at www.crashmap.co.uk
Information concerning incidents involving only pedestrians can be found in Devon County Council Highways Department’s enquiry reports. Some information on the webpage has been redacted, this is because this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data).
Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held; however, the Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore the information is withheld.
(4) Please provide a copy of the guidance inspectors used for these annual inspections of Minor Collector Roads, including listing the scope of such inspections if the guidance does not cover this.
The Highway Safety Policy is the guidance used.